19th Century soap manufacturer Benjamin T. Babbitt was one of the first known people, though not the first ever, to offer free samples of his products.
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He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Forty-third Congress).
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Eames was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1879).
As Paul Goldberger pointed out, "Xintiandi is so successful that Shui On has been asked to replicate its formula elsewhere in China, and other developers are trying to build copycat projects.
Benjamin T. Hudson, Prophecy of Berchan: Irish and Scottish Kings of the Early Middle Ages, (1996) ISBN 0-313-29567-0
In 1920 Babbitt was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor, losing the Republican nomination to James Hartness.
As a teenager in the late 1950s, Babbitt became the original drummer for The Ventures rock group.
Needing a permanent drummer for the group after George T. Babbitt, Jr. dropped out because he was not old enough to play night clubs and bars, they hired Howie Johnson and, in the midst of a fast-paced touring schedule, recorded an album to capitalize on the success of the single.
He was also a delegate to the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco, which nominated Barry Goldwater for the presidency.